Farfán Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Farfán Surname Definition:
Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.
Farfán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 127 | 1:977,372 | 12,977 |
| Guatemala | 94 | 1:171,092 | 3,569 |
| Peru | 54 | 1:588,595 | 15,207 |
| Colombia | 38 | 1:1,257,212 | 10,114 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Bolivia | 17 | 1:624,496 | 4,427 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Farfan (100,686), Farfàn (19), Farfân (1), Fárfan (1) & Fàrfan (1) are calculated separately.
Farfán Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Could come from "farrar" meaning fugitive or "farjan" meaning jovial or "farfar" meaning frivolous.
Farfán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Farfán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Farfán occurs most in Mexico. It may occur as: Farfan, Farfàn, Farfân, Fárfan or Fàrfan. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Farfán? popularity and diffusion
It is the 674,066th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Farfán reside; 39 percent reside in South America and 29 percent reside in Hispano-North America.
The surname Farfán is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 977,372. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Mexico City, where 27 percent reside, México, where 20 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 11 percent reside. Not including Mexico this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 21 percent reside and Peru, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farfan | 94 | 100,686 | / |
| Farfàn | 94 | 19 | / |
| Farfân | 94 | 1 | / |
| Farffán | 92 | 1 | / |
| Farfon | 83 | 2 | / |
| Fárfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fàrfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Farfánová | 80 | 3 | / |
| Farfone | 77 | 55 | / |
| Farfann | 77 | 1 | / |
| Farffan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fairfan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fairfant | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fairfane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ferfon | 67 | 32 | / |
| Farfam | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varfan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Forfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pharfand | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fourfoune | 53 | 1 | / |
| Forfan | 50 | 7 | / |
| Ferfan | 50 | 4 | / |
| Verfon | 50 | 1 | / |
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